small talk
Example Sentences
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Some, the executive said, were using powerful premium-tier models to answer the simplest of questions, or just engage in small talk.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
When Vladimir Putin was captured by a hot mic telling Xi Jinping that humans could achieve immortality by replacing their organs, some dismissed the exchange as eccentric small talk between aging autocrats.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The 44-year-old listened to her colleagues’ speeches and those of other hopefuls, made small talk with fellow members and then left.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026
Food does what small talk so often can’t: it lowers the stakes, signals goodwill, and creates a tiny bridge where there was previously just a hallway.
From Salon • Jan. 27, 2026
It is the opposite of constant-talking, which is what I used to do, and it’s better than small talk, which is what people wished I did.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
